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"December, thou whose hallowing hands
On shuddering seas and hardening lands
Set as a sacramental sign
The seal of Christmas felt on earth
As witness toward a new year's birth
Whose promise makes thy death divine,
The crowning joy that comes of thee
Makes glad all grief on land or sea."
- Algernon Charles Swinburne
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Peace and freedom and justice and the law were broken by the police during the demonstration in Berlin;
the government, which is responsible for it,
now shows its true totalitarian face shamelessly open.
Now everything that was feared for months is coming true -
wake up, people all over the world,
and try to stop this development all together!
[29. August 2020]
Fossil dunes are hardened sand dunes shaped uniquely by desert wind . Though it looks hard these are breakable sandstones which changes its shapes very slowly unlike normal sand dunes. Normal sand dunes moves and changes shapes frequently according to wind. Fossil Funes @ Abu Dhabi
A wonderful day, took lots of shots, so not going to waste any! People in the valley were walking around in the foggy gloom, with rather glum faces, people up here were jogging, bike riding, dog walking etc, all smiles and greetings 'isn't it a lovely day' ......just shows how the conditions affect us. Minus 4C today.
A pillbox is a type of blockhouse, or concrete dug-in guard-post, often camouflaged, normally equipped with loopholes through which defenders can fire weapons. It is in effect a trench firing step, hardened to protect against small-arms fire and grenades, and raised to improve the field of fire.
The modern concrete pillbox originated on the Western Front of World War I, in the German Army[1] in 1916.....This one was seen at Kilnsea near Spurn Point on the River Humber .
I've been trying to capture this in the right light for a couple of years now and finally this evening I think I might have captured what i wanted. This Stone Circle is almost hidden away on the moors and I wanted to capture it as the sun was setting
The shackle of a rusty padlock.
Please enlarge to see the rusty detail.
Reverse mounted my lens to give a greater macro ability.
Marbled White / melanargia galathea. Lindrick Common, South Yorkshire. 02/07/14.
'PRISTINE VULNERABILITY.'
I remember finding this pristine Marble White clinging to a grass stem, shortly after she had emerged. Her wings had not fully hardened so whenever she moved up the stem, they were still a little floppy. At such an early stage of adulthood, she would have been extremely vulnerable if spotted by a predatory bird.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
... but the other horses stayed out of the photo.
B61 and 4910 curve through Harden with 3MS8 wagon transfer from Albury to Goulburn and Sydney.
2021-11-09 SSR B61-4910 Harden 3MS8
For the first time I tried doing a livestream as I was set up to take this shot. I know I am NOT a videographer! (I'm barely a photographer!) Anyway I did at least manage to get this.
In February we spent a few days in Biei, located in the central region of Hokkaido, Japan. It is a hilly region with nice trees and waterfalls. We walked in hardened snow on farmland and found the skeletons of some lonely greenhouses waiting for spring.
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Beckfoot Bridge (also known as the Packhorse Bridge) was historically a significant crossing point over Harden Beck in Bingley, West Yorkshire, England. It was constructed alongside the historical ford across the beck. It is wide enough for pedestrians or single file horses. In 1974 it was given grade II listed building status.[1]
Thopha saccate, the largest Australian species of cicada and said to be the loudest insect in the world. It's at its teneral stage, when it has recently molted and its exoskeleton is yet to harden and get its final colouration. It’s on a Scribbly-gum tree (Eucalyptus haemastoma).
Focus stack using Zerene Stacker
British hardened field defences of World War II were small fortified structures constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations. They were popularly known as pillboxes, a reference to their shape... This one was seen at Easington on the East Yorkshire Coast ...
Harden is a small country town in NSW, full of history. The surrounding farmland is full of charming rural scenes - a photographers dream.
I have met these ethnic Tibetan boy in his native village on 2,380 m altitude in Manaslu area (Nepal). You may not find in the whole world such an independent and self confident children like those in Himalayas who live a simple natural life. While parents are busy working on the farm, these kids learn empirically the world around them. In such a harsh environment for children from the first years had to become self-sufficient.
Though my mother of 9 was a gentle soul, she had been hardened through the knocks of life. As a young child, a doctor operated on her on the kitchen table at the farm and at the age of 17 with a pile of siblings in the back seat, she drove a car much like the one shown from Havelock, Iowa to Frankfort, South Dakota over 300+ miles to a new home, much of the way over unpaved roads. As a young woman her hands were more used to farm chores than expensive manicures and she would not have understood the self worship of selfies taken by cell phones.
I have met these ethnic Tibetan boys in their native village on 2,380 m altitude in Manaslu area (Nepal). You may not find in the whole world such an independent and self confident children like those in Himalayas who live a simple natural life. While parents are busy working on the farm, these kids learn empirically the world around them. In such a harsh environment for children from the first years had to become self-sufficient. They do not have the slightest knowledge of the achievements of industrial civilization, but it does not prevent them becoming strong, harmonious, happy and whole person.